Landscaping and masonry in New Rochelle, NY
New Rochelle runs from Long Island Sound to the Wykagyl ridges, and the ground changes block by block: rock ledge under the lawns, salt air on the shore streets, and a downtown of co-op buildings that need grounds kept right every week.
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Services we offer
Services available in New Rochelle.
Masonry and outdoor construction
Landscaping and planting
Property care and seasonal work
Nearby towns we serve
Same crew, same week. New Rochelle sits against three of the other towns we cover.
Recent work
Wykagyl, Rochelle Heights and the North End
The residential north of the city was built as planned neighborhoods, and it still reads that way. Wykagyl and Bayberry carry broad lawns and mature canopy around the golf courses, while Rochelle Heights and Sutton Manor hold some of the best Tudor and Colonial stock in the county, on streets that were laid out with stone gateposts and real masonry frontages.
Grounds care on those properties is a year-round program, not a mowing route. We plan by zone, renovate beds under heavy shade, keep hedges and screening in line, and treat the frontage as the part of the property that has to look right from the street every week.
Building on New Rochelle rock
Much of this city sits on hard gneiss ledge, and the outcrops pushing through lawns from Beechmont to Paine Heights are the visible part of it. Digging here is honest work: footings, wall bases and drainage runs all meet rock sooner than the plans assumed.
We design around it. Walls and steps get keyed to the ledge instead of floating on fill, patios get bases built to the ground that is actually there, and the excavation reality goes into the written scope before the price, not into a change order after.
Where the water goes in New Rochelle
The Hutchinson River runs the western edge of the city and Pine Brook cuts through its middle, and the low ground along both has a long habit of holding whatever the storm brings. Everything the ridge streets shed ends up in somebody's back yard on the way down.
We fix it from the top down: grade and downspout extensions first, then surface paths, then French drains and dry wells where pipe is genuinely required, with the discharge decided before anyone starts digging. On the Sound side of town the same thinking applies in reverse, moving water off lawns that sit nearly at sea level.
Co-op, condo and commercial grounds
New Rochelle has been building fast downtown, and between the new towers, the older co-ops and the buildings along North Avenue, a large share of the city's property is managed rather than owner-occupied. Boards and managing agents need entries, walkways, lawns and beds that read as maintained every week, and one number to call when they do not.
That is our commercial and HOA grounds work: a written seasonal scope, the same crew on the same schedule, and snow handled by the people who already know the property.
Every job here starts the same way: a twenty-minute walkthrough and a written price.
What affects the price in New Rochelle
Scope, access and how much rock the dig hits set the number.
Common factors:
- Ledge rock under walls, patios and drainage runs
- Stone matched to existing masonry on older houses
- Permit and engineered drawings where the job needs them
- Drainage scope on low ground near Pine Brook or the Hutchinson River
- Salt exposure on shore-side plantings
- Seasonal contract versus one-time work
How the estimate works
- 1Tell us what you need
- 2Walk the property with Nelson
- 3Receive a written scope and price
- 4Schedule the work
Common questions
If yours is not here, call (914) 486-3682. Someone answers seven days a week.
Often, yes. New Rochelle regulates tree removal on private property and requires a building permit with engineered drawings for retaining walls past a modest height or any wall holding back a driveway or slope. Nelson checks what your specific job triggers with the Bureau of Buildings before the crew is scheduled, so nothing stops halfway through.
Yes, and those streets are a lot of what we do here. Wykagyl, Bayberry, Paine Heights and the blocks around Ward Acres carry big lawns, mature canopy and long stone frontages, and that scale of property needs planned grounds care, not just a weekly cut.
Usually, and it is a normal New Rochelle condition. The city sits on hard gneiss ledge, which is why so many yards here have outcrops pushing through the lawn. We design walls, steps and patios around the rock rather than fighting it, and plan excavation honestly before the price is set.
Most of the time. The low ground along Pine Brook and the Hutchinson River takes everything the higher streets shed in a storm. We start with grade, downspouts and surface paths, then add French drains or dry wells where pipe is genuinely needed, with the discharge planned before anything is dug.
The whole city: Wykagyl, Rochelle Heights, Sutton Manor, Residence Park, Bayberry, Beechmont, Davenport Neck and downtown. The lot sizes change the approach, not the standard.
It depends on scope, access, how much rock the dig hits and any permit work the job needs. There is no flat rate without seeing it. Nelson walks the property and leaves a written scope and price. The visit is free. Call (914) 486-3682.
What clients say
Baudi consistently does an awesome job for us. They are very reliable and efficient, and Nelson is great to work with.
Consistently reliable, on schedule every week for mowing and maintenance. My lawn looks neat, healthy and professionally cared for.
Free on-site estimate
Twenty minutes on site, a written price.
Send a few details and we will come out, measure, and leave you with a written price. No fee, no sales visit, no pressure to sign anything that day.
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- (914) 486-3682
- Hours
- Monday to Sunday, 7 AM – 7 PM
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